This article was co-written with fellow FAO colleagues Fritjof Boerstler and Marcelo Rezende and published in the Journal “Unasylva” No. 253, Vol. 73 edition titled “Forestry For a Better World” on January 2022.
Access full article here (pages 28-32)
Why is this article relevant?
1.Introduces the Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program (DSL-IP) financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and how, substantially and operationally, integration will materialise to reach the intended impact at scale.
2.Highlights that integration starts at the landscape level unpacking integrated landscapes management (ILM) as a means to offer “win-win” synergies to deliver sustainable production systems and livelihoods at the local level alongside global environmental benefits.
3. Introduces the “Integrated Landscape Assessment Methodology (ILAM) as an innovative and inclusive process to capture complex baseline information on land degradation, green value-chains, social, institutional and governance structures as well as land use management systems. The ultimate aim is for more evidenced-based integrated land-use planning, decision-taking and transformative governance at landscape level.
4.Illustrates on internal governance structure to operationalize (and embrace) programatic complexity
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